Elon Musk

Streamlining Manufacturing Of The Tesla Model 3 For The Model Y

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently went on the Ride The Lightning podcast with Tesla enthusiast and IGN Executive Editor Ryan McCaffrey for a one-hour long interview. Topics ranged from the Tesla pickup truck to the Model Y and even delved into the possibility for a Tesla app store in the future. In the middle of their conversation, Musk opened up about the design of the Model Y and shared some interesting new details about the next big thing at Tesla.

Tesla’s Alligator-Like Adversaries Represent $3.6 Trillion In Revenue Per Year (Infographic)

Many have wondered why the mainstream press coverage of Tesla is so relentlessly negative. Someone who wasn’t familiar with the company, glancing at a typical day’s headlines, might imagine that Tesla is a company that uses child labor to manufacture chemical weapons to sell to terrorists, rather than one that builds universally-admired cars in American factories with the goal of reducing air pollution and making the roads safer.

Defending Against Car Hacking: Tips, Tricks, & Tesla (Infographic)

Connected cars require increased vigilance to ensure their safety. While some of today’s cars have documented vulnerabilities (e.g. the infamous hacked Jeep), Tesla has been steadfast in its efforts to defend against car-hacking efforts. The Silicon Valley automaker even works with “white hat” hackers to proactively identify and fix security flaws. And, Tesla’s robust efforts often involve substantial rewards.

Norwegian Mercedes Dealer’s “Kodak Moment” … Cost Of Owning Tesla Model S For 200K Miles…

The most popular CleanTechnica articles of the past week are listed below. I always love looking through the list, but I’m changing up what I put in the introductions of these weekly and monthly articles. I’m going to use this space to highlight my favorite CleanTechnica articles of the week. It’s hard to be too picky, so they’re not in order of rank, more chronological.